Door mat



J. SUSKIND Sept. 2l, 1948n DOOR MAT Filed March 14, 1945 thrown away and the cost Patented Sept. 21, 1948 UNITED STATES PA DOOR MAT u Joseph, Suskind, Newport News, Va. `Application March 14, 1945, Serial 582,667

7 Claims.

y l This invention, relating as indicated to a door mat is more particularly directed to mats used at the entrance doors of buildings in order to provide some means to 4remove mud and other adherent dirty materials from the soles of the shoes of a person entering the building.

It is one object of this inventionfto provide a door mat which is inexpensive to manufacture, easily constructed and which presents a neat, attractive appearance.

It is another object of the inventionto provide a door mat which will remove mud and other adherent substances from a persons shoes easily and quickly without damage to the shoes.

It is another object of the invention to provide a mat which in at least two forms can be rolled upon itself so as to consume less space in storage and transit.

It is a major object of the invention to employ waste materials such as the caps normally found on soft drink bottles as the predominant part of a mat.4 Ordinarily, such bottle caps are of salvaging these is,

therefore, negligible. Furthermore, it is to be emphasized that the caps form the largest part of the mat and the remaining parts are inexpensive.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a `door mat which can be easily cleaned by means ofa brush, broom, or hose. In connection with cleaning, the mat of my invention can be picked up, reversed and dropped, which in practically all cases will remove any dirt which has become lodged in the mat.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a door mat of few unit parts; that is, in one embodiment the mat comprises caps and links whereas in the other embodiments, the mat cmprises caps, retaining wires and a frame member.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then consists ofthe means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Fig. 1 is a partial plan View of one 'embodiment of the mat of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial plan view of a modification of the mat shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partial vertical section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a partial plan view of another modification.

Referring now to the drawings and more particularly Fig. 1, it will be seen that my mat in 2 l this embodiment comprises a rectangular frame comprised of members l and 2 extending at right angles to each other, these being united to similar members not shown, to form a rectangle. It is,v of course, to be understood that the `frame may be made in any geometrical form. Wires 3 extend transversely of the mat and are united at their extremities to the parallel walls of the rectangular frame. In this instance, the wires 3 are shown'joined to one of the parallel Walls 2. Another set of wires 4 extend at right angles to the wires 3 and are similarly joined tothe parallel walls of the rectangular frame. As shown in Fig. 2, these Wires are joined by welds I0 to the member I of the frame but it will be understood that the wires may extend through apertures in the wall l or be secured in any other desired manner.

The wires 3 and 4 extend through the upwardly extending flanges 'l of the bottle caps generally indicated at 5. The caps will be apertur'ed and then strung upon the wires. A preferable method of assembly consists in Stringing the caps on the Wires 3 and then threading the wires 4 through the caps, after which the two sets of wires are joined to theframe member.

The mat consists largely of the bottle caps which are inexpensive since such caps are normally thrown away and constitute Waste material. Each of these caps 5 has a bottom portion 8 from which an annular ange 'I extends upwardly, the ange being crimped as shown in Fig. 2. VThis crimping provides a serrated mud and dirt removing means so that shoes may be very easily `and quickly cleaned. The mud or other dirt falls downwardly into the bottle cap or spaces between the bottle caps. If it falls into'the'ca'p, the wires tend to prevent caking of the mud if it isin a highly liquid condition, and by simply turning the mat over and dropping the same, it may be thoroughly cleaned of all entrained dirt.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the frame member is omitted and the bottle caps 5 are joined by means of wire links l5. These links extend between adjacent flanges of the caps, and of course, entail less expense since less wire is used than in the form shown in Fig. 1. This type of mat may be folded upon itself to form a roll. In Fig. 5, another embodiment of my invention is shown and in this embodiment, one set of transverse wires 29 are employed, there being no longitudinally extending wires as in Fig. 1. The end member of the frame, preferably, consists of a transverse bar or wall 20 and integral TENT oFFIcEgI l 3 arms 2| and 22. These arms are connected to links 23 and 24 by pivots 21 and 28 respectively and links 25 and 26 are similarly connected. In this embodiment, the construction is more rugged' than that of Fig. 3, yet the mat is foldable so as to require less space in storage.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a door mat which is largely composed of waste material, thus greatly reducing its cost. My mat is alsoy inexpensively 'and `easily constructed since it comprises relatively few units which may easily be joined together. In a-ddition to the above advantages, the mat of my in` vention may be easily cleaned, either by hosing with Water, brushing or merely turning the mat over and dropping it.

Other forms may be employed embodying.k the features of my invention insteadv of the one here explained, change being made in theaformi-or construction, provided the elements stated by any otthe following. claims -or the equivalent or such statedwelements be,l employed.- l ,Y l

`This case'is acontinuationrinepart:of irny -co-` pending application, Seriale. No; 500,970filed-,Sep' temberZ; 1943,entitled-F1oorrmats, Whichhas now become.abandoned. i

-I,.therefore, particularly. point out and distinctly claim "as'myfinvention:

l. .fr door mai/comprising a multiplicity of. cup shaped bottle vcap. .members and means ytosecune said members' in: spacedy substantially-- coeplanar relationship ysaid- :means including 4.wire members, said cup shaped- `bottle capmembers having flanges-thatI extend upwardlyv froma closed: bottom portion, said wire .members extendingI through apertures-in saidl.ang;es,.said apertures lying below-the.-upper=edges of said flanges and above each bottom portion.

.2.- A doory matcomprising al multiplicity/of bottle caps andy meansto secure saidcaps in spaced` substantially Yco-planar relationship;- said means including resilient; Wire.' members and said bottle caps having flanges -that extend. upwardly from'faf lclosedrbottom.portion, said wire members extending threughtsaidflanges, said bottle caps being surrounded by axrigidfframe member, extrem-ities; ofi said resilient wiresbeingfsecured tcfsaidfframe member.

3. A-door mat comprising aV multiplicity of bottle -=capsand meansto secure said caps in spaced substantially co-planar relationship; said means ,including resilient-wire member-siandsaid bottles-caps f having` .flanges-.that extendupwardly from.- closed bottom portion, saidwire members extending. through. said flanges, said bottle caps being surrounded bya rigidifraxnev memberof rectangular configuration, lsaid wire `members being-arrangedy in sets, with the Wiresfof oneset extending' transversely `to the wiresot the other set.

4. A door mat comprising a multiplicity of bottle caps and means to secure said caps in spaced substantially co-planar relationship; said means including resilient wire members and said bottle caps having flanges that extend upwardly from a, closed bottom portion, said wire members extending through said flanges, said bottle caps being surrounded by a rigid frame member of rectangular configuration, said wire members being arranged in sets, with the wires of one set extending transversely to the wires of the other set, ftlie extremities of the vwires c'feacli set being Vsecured to parallel wallsV of said rectangular frame member.

5. A door mat comprising a multiplicity of cup shaped members and means to secure said members in spaced substantially co-planar relationship;l said means including wire members and said cup shaped members having flanges that extend upwardly from a bottom portion, said wire members: extending through said flanges, and being in the form of links.

6sk A door1 mata comprising ai multiplicity ofcup shaped members landrmeanstc 'secure said-.mem. berslin spaced substantially co-.planar relation.- ship; said means includingwire members-fand saidI cup shaped members having' flanges,-I that extend upwardly. from a bottom portionpsaidwire members extending through said/flanges; 'said cup `shaped members-being surrounded-,by ioldf able frame member, saidfwire members extending in parallel relationship and beingtsecuredat their extremities toportionsof said frame-member.

7. A; door mat comprising .-a. multiplicity ofncup shaped membersrand 1means to secure.- saidlmembers in spaced substantiallycci-'planarv relation-.- ship;` said meansincluding -wirehmembers and saidcup shaped members having ,angesthat extend. upwardly from ,a Vbottomf portion; ,said'wire members extending `through said flanges, said cup shapedmembers being. surrounded byfoldable framernember, said v.wire members --extendf ing inparallel` relationship: andJ being-.secured at their extremities-to .portions of. said. f-ramemern ber, the pOrtiOnsOf-saidframe :membertowhicli said wires are.I secured being. pivotally arranged, whereby. saidmatymay be. folded! into l atroll.,

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